LOL: Summoner of Goddess Janna

Swain led his direct lineage battle group and set off by boat from the mainland of Noxus. After a long voyage, he finally arrived at the port of Piltover more than a month later.

Amistan greeted him at the port.

Her mood when she saw Swain's reinforcements arriving was probably like Camille's when she welcomed her into the city.

But this time, the group that came here was a direct lineage that was personally trained by General Swain. The combat effectiveness of this group was firmly on the front line within the empire, and its strength was far superior to that of Amystan's group.

It stands to reason that the soldiers and civilians of Piltover should be cheered by the fact that Noxus has sent such strong reinforcements this time.

But this time the imperial army moved in, the atmosphere was obviously not as relaxed and comfortable as last time.

The last time the Noxians came, they were as relaxed as if they were on an official trip.

But this time, the Noxian soldiers who stepped off the ship all had solemn expressions and determined eyes. It seemed as if they were not coming to the most prosperous city in Runeterra, but to the most terrifying and brutal battlefield in the world.

The only people who greeted him on the pier were Amystan, and there were no more atmosphere groups such as Pi City citizens, businessmen, and reporters.

On the contrary, there were many people in Zu'an looking across the bank, talking and laughing while watching, and the atmosphere was very casual and lively.

"General Swain, you are finally here." Amistan hurried forward to greet him as if he had seen a savior.

"Cough cough cough..." Swain started to cough tactically as soon as they met.

He was shaking all over from coughing, holding a cane in his hand, and an unlucky red crow standing on his shoulder. He looked as if he was too sick to walk.

Almost anyone who sees him will sigh, has the heroic commander of Noxus actually fallen to this?

"General, are you okay?" Amy Stan's face was filled with concern.

Swain only replied lukewarmly: "It's okay."

Amystan is the military leader of the old aristocratic faction.

Although he was born into an old noble family, he was actually a representative of the new military aristocracy.

Swain knew that Amystan had no real respect for him.

But her concern for his health is probably genuine - Amystan must be worried now that he will suddenly die, and then no one will come to pick up the Piltover plate that was thrown into her hands.

So Swain stopped being polite to Amystan.

He skipped those useless aristocratic etiquette and went straight to the point: "Amistan, I have to go to Zaun."

"This..." Amystan's fake smile couldn't be maintained.

She asked nervously: "What are you going to do in Zaun?"

"Issuing a formal diplomatic warning to the Windbringer regarding their illegal interference in Imperial military operations in the Ionian province of Barua."

Amystan understood.

This is going to stir up trouble and stir up conflicts from the very beginning.

"General Swain... Your reinforcements have just arrived in Piltover, and the soldiers have not yet become familiar with the battlefield. Is it too hasty to rush to break up with the Wind Leader now?"

It was too hasty.

Amystan originally planned to find connections to operate after Swain became the receiver, and move herself away from the Twin Cities as soon as possible, far away from the leader.

Well now, before she could run away, Swain had come to "defeat" on behalf of the empire.

"Rush? Yes, I feel rushed too." Swain was also helpless.

How could he not see that this was the Black Rose gang of bastards, forcing him to come over and trigger a local conflict with the leader?

These insects clearly wanted to use him to test the leader. At the same time, with the help of the leader, get rid of him and the direct lineage he cultivated.

It was just a replica of the Battle of Placidia a year ago.

In order to avoid this conflict, and to buy more preparation time for the "countermeasures" he secretly planned, Swain has worked very hard to delay the trip.

The Emperor ordered him to rush to Piltover as soon as possible to take office, and he said that it would take time for the Chapter to prepare for war.

After finally reorganizing the battle group, the army boarded the troop transport ship in Noxus. The fleet experienced "various accidents" at sea and had to dock again and again for repairs.

After more than a month of procrastinating, Swain's army finally arrived at the Twin Cities.

But when the army got here, he couldn't delay it any longer.

"This is an order from His Majesty the Emperor," Swain said.

"Okay, I'll help you negotiate with the leader and arrange a meeting." Amystan sighed helplessly and had no choice but to agree.

"No need to make arrangements." Swain had his own idea: "I want to go to Zaun by myself and take a look on the way."

"I understand." Amystan nodded: "I will prepare a car for you now."

She arranged a car for Swain, and the two of them drove to Zaun together.

After getting in the car, Swain did not discuss the upcoming conflict.

He was just "taking a look" along the way, as he said.

"Piltover seems to be a lot depressed." Swain looked out the window and suddenly said: "The last time I led the army to pass by for supplies, there were many more pedestrians and shops on the street than now."

The current Piltover can only be said to be... still stronger than most cities in Runeterra.

But compared to the progressive city in Swain's memory, and even compared to Piltover just two months ago, Piltover now seems so depressed, even desolate.

The ornately decorated shops on the streets have closed down one after another, while humble stalls have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

There are few well-dressed, elegant and energetic citizens on the streets like before. Instead, there are many dejected drunks who have nothing to do and wander around.

Those elegant gentlemen and ladies with BMWs and fancy cars have completely disappeared from the streets of Piltover.

The gangsters who had only appeared in Zaun before and seemed to exist only in the imagination of the people of Piltover began to swagger through the city in a majestic manner.

The "Hoover Hut", which has disappeared in the Zaun community, has also appeared in Piltover's city park one after another.

The most striking thing is...

Ordinary Picity citizens who were not very interested in the leader theory in the past actually took up the Blue Bird flag, picked up the leader's slogans, and started publicity in the streets.

The Piltover law enforcement officers didn't dare to care at all and could only turn a blind eye.

"How did Piltover become like this?"

The vibrant and vigorous state of Pi City in the past, where everything was in full swing, is still before our eyes at this moment.

But what Swain saw before his eyes was only ruin.

"Can't you blame those damn leaders?" Amystan gritted her teeth in hatred.

When the leader came last time, he packed up all the high-tech enterprises in Piltover, and even the university research institutes supporting the enterprises, including the factory leaders and brought them back.

Factory and equipment were moved to Zaun.

Workers and engineers also changed careers and received high salaries provided by the leader, and moved to Zaun to settle down.

Piltover instantly lost a huge amount of excess profits and also lost a large part of its high-income people.

Without the driving force of these high-tech enterprises, the supporting small manufacturing industries will be doomed.

Without the consumption of these high-income people, the resulting high-end service industry will not be able to continue.

And the worst thing is...

"Those Piltover merchants have also run away."

Yes, the Ziben family in Pi City were completely frightened by the supreme power of the goddess Janna.

Even if they were not caught and liquidated by the Wind Leader in the last war, they would never dare to stay in Piltover again.

Seed benzene has no borders.

As long as there is need, the Ziben family can be borderless.

In order to escape the unstoppable leader, those surviving Piltover merchants naturally tried their best to sell off their assets in Piltover and then move to a place where they could safely live and earn money.

And their escape this time was not some cunning self-preservation trick, but actually removed the entire root system of the Pi City chaebol.

The amount of wealth these merchants and wealthy families took away from Pi City was incredible. They almost emptied most of the wealth accumulated in Pi City over the past three hundred years overnight.

Therefore, Picheng not only loses high-end manufacturing.

Almost all of the money-making industries that were originally run by wealthy merchants and aristocrats, as the ballast stone of Piltover, and the mid-range manufacturing and service industries that house the largest number of employees, collapsed and came to a collective halt in just two months.

In this way, the defeat of the war triggered Ziben's flight.

The flight of benzene led to an industrial avalanche.

The industrial avalanche led to a wave of unemployment.

then...

"The Great Depression is coming." Amystein spread her hands helplessly.

Piltover now looks like a defunct Jiangnan leather factory. The boss ran away with 300 million yuan and his sister-in-law, leaving only a bunch of unemployed workers who couldn't get wages.

Fortunately, Shuangcheng used precious metal currency to maintain its value; and the leader took over the bank and treasury in time when Ziben's family ran away, maintaining the most basic financial order.

The wealth of the citizens of Picity would not be wiped out in this Great Depression.

With the savings accumulated over the past many years, at least for now, most Picity citizens are living a decent life.

However, it is far from being as good as before.

Factories and shops all went bankrupt during the Great Depression, and those that could barely survive began to engage in crazy "cost reductions" in order to survive.

How to reduce it?

In fact, there are only three ways, one is to transfer talents, the other is to voluntarily work overtime, and the third is to voluntarily reduce salary.

And it's not just a one-star drop, but it's directly dropped to the same level as a Zaun apprentice.

Because at this time the Piltover plutocrats ran away, and the Piltover Council was doomed. Piltover has completely become a Piltover controlled by Noxus, and Piltover's law enforcement officials have become a decoration.

The "Labor Protection Act for Local Employees", the "Employment of Foreign Manpower Act", and a series of other laws and regulations that favored the protection of the interests of local workers, originally enacted by the Piltover Council in order to stabilize the basic base, naturally became a piece of paper.

Nowadays, no factory is willing to hire locals from Piltover at ten times the salary of Zaun apprentices.

If the people of Piltover want to keep their jobs, they must compete with Zaun apprentices on an equal footing.

But how could the people of Piltover, who were used to being comfortable, compete with these scroll kings from Zaun?

then...

The once pampered Picheng workers now also enjoyed the treatment that the Zaun people had in the past: "That's it. If you want to do it, you can do it. If you don't, you can get out."

What can the people of Piltover say? It’s really all you can do.

After all, in this Great Depression environment, it would be nice to have a job to support the family in Hukou. What kind of bike do you want?

Even outside the factory, there are countless unemployed Piltover people who have begun to rely on the "garrison economy" to make a living. They have begun to cook and wash clothes for the Noxian soldiers, sweep floors and shine leather shoes, and even drink and pimp their lives. Yet?

Just like that... The living standards of the people of Piltover have plummeted at an alarming rate in the past two months, and are infinitely close to the living standards of Zaun's apprentices in the past.

Who's to blame?

Amystan felt that the leader should be blamed.

And the blame can indeed be thrown on the leader. After all, the leader came to Pi City this time to move a lot of things.

The blame for the collective runaway of the Ziben family should be shameless and let the leader take responsibility.

But the problem is...

The news media in Piltover no longer dare to speak ill of Zaun.

In the past, Zaun had been working as a sweatshop for Piltover, providing cheap goods. Instead, he was scolded by the Piltover media, saying that "they took away the jobs of Piltover people."

Now that Zu'an has really taken away the jobs of the Piltover people, the Piltover media don't even dare to scold him.

Not only did he not scold him, he even started licking her.

Even the Piltover Daily, which Levi described as "toilet paper" in the past, has transformed into a main theme newspaper dedicated to praising leaders.

Then, the people of Piltover were confused.

If the conflict cannot be transferred to the people of Zaun, the problem will naturally have to be found within Piltover.

Who else can I blame for this problem? Of course, only the Ziben family ran away.

As a result, they finally understood what "direct education from seed benzene" was, and they began to be interested in Janna's thoughts, and began to actively participate in various promotional meetings held by the leader in Piltover.

In fact, a large number of Piltover people have applied to the Windleaders, hoping to immigrate to Zaun, which they looked down upon in the past.

It's only been two months. The status between Piltover and Zaun has already been reversed.

The beacon of the civilized world went out, but the spark of Zaun burned brightly.

"..." Swain was speechless after hearing this.

Piltover's current problems are indeed serious.

But with his mind, he can still see that Pi City's problem can actually be solved.

"Piltover also has the huge profits brought by the Gate of the Sun Canal. The constant replenishment of our garrison from Noxus can also indirectly save Piltover's economy."

"Amistan, don't you plan to do anything?" Swain asked in a dissatisfied tone.

The geographical location of Piltover in Runeterra is almost equivalent to the combination of Singapore, Su Yinshi and Instanbul.

With this geographical location, it's really possible for a pig to take off.

What about the collapse of manufacturing? Just the huge amount of revenue brought by the Hinanomon Canal can feed more than two million citizens, right?

As long as the ruler of Pi City wants to save Pi City, he will definitely save it.

Where is your “visible hand”? Isn’t it enough to just use it once?

But the problem is...

"Haha." Amystan showed a colonist's victorious smile: "The Sungate Canal, including everything in Piltover, are now the assets of the Noxus Empire."

"What does it have to do with me if the people of Piltover can't eat?"